Three people die in traffic collision in Pico Rivera

Map shows area where 3 people died in a car crash in Pico Rivera. (Google Maps )

Three people died Thursday night in Pico Rivera after two compact cars collided, authorities said.

The victims appeared to have been ejected from one of the vehicles in the crash near San Gabriel River Parkway and Rose Hills Road near the 605 Freeway, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.